the

[1](stressed or emphatic)(unstressed before a consonant)(unstressed before a vowel)determinerarticle

1used preceding a noun that has been previously specifiedthe pain should disappear soon, the man then opened the doorCompare→
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2used with a qualifying word or phrase to indicate a particular person, object, etc., as distinct from othersask the man standing outside, give me the blue oneCompare→
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3used preceding certain nouns associated with one's culture, society, or communityto go to the doctor, listen to the news, watch the television

4used preceding present participles and adjectives when they function as nounsthe singing is awful, the dead salute you

5used preceding titles and certain uniquely specific or proper nouns, such as place namesthe United States, the Honourable Edward Brown, the Chairman, the moon

6used preceding a qualifying adjective or noun in certain names or titlesWilliam the Conqueror, Edward the First

7used preceding a noun to make it refer to its class genericallythe white seal is hunted for its fur, this is good for the throat, to play the piano

8used instead of my, your, her, etc., with parts of the bodytake me by the hand

9usually stressedthe best, only, or most remarkableHarry's is the club in this town

10used with proper nouns when qualifiedwritten by the young Hardy

11another word for→
peresp. with nouns or noun phrases of costesp. with nouns or noun phrases of costfifty pence the pound

12Often facetious or derogatorymy; ourthe wife goes out on Thursdays

13used preceding a unit of time in phrases or titles indicating an outstanding person, event, etc.match of the day, housewife of the year(Middle English, from Old English the, a demonstrative adjective that later superseded se (masculine singular) and seo, sio (feminine singular); related to Old Frisian thi, thin, Old High German der, diu)

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the[2]adv

1often foll by: forused before comparative adjectives or adverbs for emphasisshe looks the happier for her trip

2used correlatively before each of two comparative adjectives or adverbs to indicate equalitythe sooner you come, the better, the more I see you, the more I love you(Old English thi, thy, instrumental case of the1 and that; related to Old Norse thi, Gothic thei)

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Academyn♦
the

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athe grove or garden near Athens where Plato taught in the late 4th century b.c.

bthe school of philosophy founded by Plato

cthe members of this school and their successors

2short for the→
French Academy→
Royal Academyetc.etc.

thé dansant(French)npl, thés dansanta dance held while afternoon tea is served, popular in the 1920s and 1930s(literally: dancing tea)

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amen cornern♦
the(U.S.)the part of a church, usually to one side of the pulpit, occupied by people who lead the responsive amens during the service

thé dansant(French)npl, thés dansanta dance held while afternoon tea is served, popular in the 1920s and 1930s(literally: dancing tea)

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Annunciationn

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the(New Testament)the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary (Luke 1:26--38)